I know friends who will have a party at the drop of the hat.  They love getting friends together, buying a keg or some wine, and just having as many people as they can into their three-room apartment or run-down rental house.  I’ve never been that kind of guy.  I’m not a big fan of having people in my space (no matter how well I know them), especially since there are people out there who’ll steal the gold teeth out of your head.

It wasn’t repossession, and they weren’t wanted for recycling.  It was just flat out theft, and possibly for vindictive rather than financial reasons.  The person who is accused of grand theft dentures is also accused of kicking in the fender of his 1996 Monte Carlo and his Oxycodone.

What a great way to start off the first month of 2009, huh?  Dented fender, stolen grill, and no drugs to ease the pain.  On the bright side, his year can’t get much worse than this, I guess.  At least not without losing a limb.  I guess I’d better knock on wood so this poor guy doesn’t get hit by a bus!

No word on what kind of party it was, but I imagine he wasn’t grilling out.  (Sorry.)

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